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These home mailboxes on Water Street in Machias have just recently been re-exposed from a melting roadside pile of plowed snow after weeks of being buried.

Winter weather, mailboxes buried in snow complicate mail delivery Down East

MACHIAS | The U.S. Postal Service is known for its creed about bad weather not preventing mail carriers from “the swift completion of their …
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Kyle Dube found guilty of murder, kidnapping in Nichole Cable’s death

BANGOR | The sound of two hands clapping shattered the silence in the courtroom Friday afternoon a moment after the jury foreman, in a …
VITAL SIGNS
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Maine couple celebrates wedding days before bride dies from cancer

A Maine woman who battled cancer died on Sunday, but not before marrying her beloved and celebrating with friends and family. Brittney Brewer fought for her life …
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Traffic moves along Stillwater Avenue near the Interstate 95 southbound ramp in Bangor in this December 2014 file photo.

Bill to restrict cellphone use while driving in Maine hits hurdle

Manna Ministries' Bill Rae (center) hands Tania Perry a free turkey Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, at the ministries in Bangor.

Manna Ministries exceeds emergency fundraising goal, will stay open

Serious crash reported in Rumford

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Police were at the scene of a serious accident in Rumford on …
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Mainers don’t ‘hurry,’ they ‘book it': Travel site helps translate Maineglish

The office building of health insurer Anthem is seen in Los Angeles, California Feb. 5, 2015.

Maine man files $5 million class action suit over Anthem data breach

This 2008 photo of Ned, an Asian elephant who performed at a circus in Bangor, helped generate awareness that he was emaciated. The USDA seized the animal a few months after Bangor photographer Jeff Kirlin put this and other photos of the elephant on the photo sharing site Flickr.

Bangor advocate pleased elephant acts will be phased out of circus

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Maine has more of these per capita than any other state, real estate site finds

Workers from several construction firms worked on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 to prepare the Great Northern Paper Co. LLC site in Millinocket for a $140 million pellet mill that town officials hope will be built soon.

Millinocket works with Cate Street to reduce tax debt in hope pellet plant goes forward

U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin

The yeas and nays: How Maine’s congressional representatives voted this week

The northbound lanes of Interstate 295 were shut down for much of the morning commute because of an accident at mile 8, according to the Maine Department of Transportation.

NH man charged after crushed vehicles fall onto I-295

Heavy snow causes Portland gas line to break

A large quantity of snow has caused a gas line to break …

Opinion

The top floor of Oxford Street Shelter awaits the night's occupants Friday, Feb. 27, in Portland.
EDITORIALS

We should be angry about homelessness, not who paid for shelter stays

The sound bite was meant to shock and outrage: People with money are staying at a Portland shelter for years at a time, the Department …

Sports

The University of Maine’s Liz Wood (right) steals the ball from New Hampshire’s Carlie Pogue during a game on Jan. 29 at the Cross Center in Bangor. Wood has been named the America East Co-Defensive Player of the Year.

UMaine women’s basketball coach, two players earn America East honors

VESTAL, New York — Liz Wood and Sigi Koizar have served as the catalysts of the University of Maine women’s basketball team during its breakthrough …

Health

VITAL SIGNS

Maine couple celebrates wedding days before bride dies from cancer

A Maine woman who battled cancer died on Sunday, but not before marrying her beloved and celebrating with friends and family. Brittney Brewer fought for her life …

Business

Workers from several construction firms worked on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 to prepare the Great Northern Paper Co. LLC site in Millinocket for a $140 million pellet mill that town officials hope will be built soon.

Millinocket works with Cate Street to reduce tax debt in hope pellet plant goes forward

Town officials are doing all they can to help the business interests of a New Hampshire investment firm in hopes that its …

Living

School is in session for the Rusty Metal Farm chickens. Only time will tell if the lessons compute to valuable, statistically rare round eggs.
JULIA BAYLY

Fighting winter boredom and teaching my chickens to lay rare round eggs

FORT KENT | It wasn’t the goose that laid the golden egg, but a buff orpington hen in England recently laid a perfectly round …

Outdoors

Baker Mountain near Greenville was purchased in late January by the Appalachian Mountain Club with the intent for the peak to remain "forever wild."
Outdoors

Group preserves Baker Mountain, surrounding land in $2.4 million purchase

The Appalachian Mountain Club recently purchased 4,311 acres on and around Baker Mountain in Maine’s 100-Mile Wilderness region, permanently protecting the land with assistance from …

Food

MAINE-LY LOBSTER

Ten Brilliant Books About Maine Lobster Fishing

  Today is World Book Day. It has made me reflect on my love of reading and my pride in achieving one of my lifelong …

Events

CULTURE SHOCK

5 Things To Do This Weekend, March 6-8: Spring ahead, fall out of hibernation

1. I’m not going to lie. Last weekend, I spent the vast majority of the time in my pajamas, curled up on the couch, savoring …

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